Churn



(No Model.) I

J. P. MATHIS.

UHURN. No. 589,736. Patented Sept. '7. 1897.

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CHURN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 589,736, datedSeptember *7,

Application filed January 18, 1897. Serial No. 619,642. (No model.)

To all whrmt it III/toy colwcl'n:

Be it known that 1, JORDAN P. MATHIS, a citizen of the UnitedStates,residing at Bently, in the county of Calhoun and State ofMississippi, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Churns, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in churns; and it consists in thepeculiar construction and combination of devices that will be more fullyset forth hereinafter, and particularly pointed out in the claim.

The object of my invention is to provide a churn which may be easilyoperated by footpower, which is cheap and simple in construe tion, isnot likely to get out of order, which may be readily moved from place toplace, is cleanly when in operation, may be readily taken apart andassembled, and is adapted to be very readily cleansed and to employ theordinary vessels now in common use for churning, together with theordinary vertical reciprocating dashers now in common use.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of a churnmechanism embodying my improvement-s. Figs. 2 and 3 are detail views.

A represents the frame, which comprises the sides 13 and the ends 0 D,the said sides and ends being preferably made of boards. To the centerof the end B is secured a stand ard E, which is of suitableheight, andfrom the front side of the standard, at the upper end thereof, projectsan arm F, the outer end of which has a vertical slot G.

On the upper side of the frame, at the rear end thereof, is a seat orplatform II, adapted to receive the churn vessel 1, which is of theusual construction and forms no part of my invention. Openings K aremade in the seat or platform, at the sides thereof.

The dasher of the churn is not here shown, as it may be of any suitableconstruction and is no part of my invent-ion. The dasher-rod L passesthrough the cover M of the churn and is adapted to reciprocate in avertical direction, and on the dashenrod is a collar N, which is looseon the rod and covers the opening in the churn-cover through which thedasher-rod extends, the said collar serving to prevent the cream frombeing splashed out of the churn when the churn mechanism is inoperation.

The dasher-rod passes through a central opening in a cross-bar O, thearms of which extend outwardly beyond the sides of the churn body orvessel and have knobs P formed at their outer extremities and thereduced portions or necks R. A pin S passes through the center of thecross-bar and through the dasher-rod, thereby securing the cross-bar tosaid rod and adapting it to be readily removed therefrom by firstwithdrawing the pin. Fans T, which are flaps of cloth or other suitablematerial, are secured to the cross-bar and serve to scare away flies. Inthe upper end of the dasher-rod is a vertical openslot V, and

at right angles thereto are the series of adjusting-openings IV.

X represents a coiled retractile spring having its upper end secured inthe slotted arm F by a pin Y and its lower end secured in the slottedupper end of the dasher-rod by a pin Z, which pin is adapted to beinserted in any of the series of openings W, and hence enabling thetension of the spring to be increased or diminished at will. The springdraws upward on the dasher-rod and thereby normally keeps the dasher atthe upper limit of its stroke.

A treadle a is journaled in the frame, between the sides thereof, andlinks Z are connected to the free end of the treadle and have theirupper ends open and thereby adapted to be slipped over the knobs on theends of the cross-bar, so as to connect the dasher-rod to the treadle.The links may be made of wire, or they may be made of cord or othersuitable material, and it will be apparent from an inspection of thedrawings that they may be readily disengaged from the ends of thecross-bar when the operation of churning is completed and it is desiredto remove the churn from the frame.

The foot of the operator is placed on the treadle, and by hearingdownward thereon the dasher moves downward, and when the pressure of thefoot is relaxed the spring by retracting draws up the dasher and thetreadle, and hence an easy reciprocating motion may be readily impartedto the dasher and the operation of churning very quickly performedwithout excessive fatigue to the operator.

The frame may be provided with casters or rollers to facilitate itsbeing moved from place 5 to place, if preferred.

Having thus described my i11\ ention, I claim- In a churn mechanism, theframe having the sides B, standard E with arm F, and the 10 platform Hconnecting the sides; in combination with the treadie (1 arrangedbetween i the sides B; the dasher-rod L having the se- J ries ofopenings W and slot V, the cross-bar I O, the loops Z1 adapted toconnect the treadle and the cross-bar, and the coiled retractiie springX-attached to the arm F and to the I pin Z in one of the openings XV,substantially I as described.

JORDAN P. MATHIS. Witnesses:

T. M. BURNs,

i J UETT O. RENIS.

